Going West: True Crime

In 1977, a famous candy company heiress in Chicago mysteriously disappeared after a seemingly normal day visiting a clinic in a neighboring state. In this complex who-dun-it, you’ll question the butler, friends and family, and everyone she did dealings with to try and figure who wanted her dead; but it seems EVERYONE had a motive. From possible impersonators, to suspicious remodeling, and multiple confessions, this case has it all. This is the story of Helen Brach. BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goingwestpodcast ( https://app.redcircle.com/patreon.com/goingwestpodcast ) CASE SOURCES https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-03-02-8701170062-story.html https://charleyproject.org/case/helen-marie-voorhees-brach https://orangebeanindiana.com/2020/03/31/the-empty-grave-of-candy-queen-helen-brach/ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brach-43 https://rpwrhs.org/w/index.php?title=Frank_Vincent_Brach https://abc7chicago.com/man-sentenced-in-1977-disappearance-of-chicago-candy-heiress-released-from-prison/5420957/ https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1987-03-12-8701160041-story.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84651469/emil-julius-brach https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1990-12-02-9002280469-story.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97067408/charles-milton-vorhees Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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*BONUS EPISODE CLIP! In the summer of 1986, a young Australian woman working for a prominent family on a small island was found murdered in her home. Between a complicated crime scene, potential cover ups, and dozens of unanswered questions, this case proves to be incredibly baffling and will be sure to make you question every detail... right down to the letter A carved into the victims body. This is the murder of Beth Barnard, the disappearance of Vivianne Cameron, and the story of The Phillip Island Mystery.* *Listen to the rest at:* patreon.com/goingwestpodcast Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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In March 2002, a spiritual writer in New Orleans went missing after a supposed accident right before she was planning to move out of the area. She would send vague messages to her family over the years about the dream life she was living- But when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans 3 years later, all secrets were revealed, and the truth shook everyone who knew her. This is the story of Dana Pastori. *BONUS EPISODES* patreon.com/goingwestpodcast *CASE SOURCES* http://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/corporationsearch/SearchResultDetail?inquirytype=EntityName&directionType=ForwardList&searchNameOrder=FRANCORESTAURANTNORTHWESTFLORI%20V415780&aggregateId=domp-v41578-53d87c22-630e-451f-8605-bc4066d7f812&searchTerm=FRANCO%20PLASTERING%20INC&listNameOrder=FRANCOQUALITYIMPORTS%20P000000141610 ( http://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/corporationsearch/SearchResultDetail?aggregateId=domp-v41578-53d87c22-630e-451f-8605-bc4066d7f812&directionType=ForwardList&inquirytype=EntityName&listNameOrder=FRANCOQUALITYIMPORTS+P000000141610&searchNameOrder=FRANCORESTAURANTNORTHWESTFLORI+V415780&searchTerm=FRANCO+PLASTERING+INC ) https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/10460313/Frances-Nardine-Cela https://www.nola.com/news/article_8cdfa28a-6af0-5592-9d16-da79ecc3d72f.html https://disappearedblog.com/updates/ https://www.leagle.com/decision/inlaco20110118257 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-06-03-9806030202-story.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211765858/dana-marie-pastori https://www.nola.com/news/article_8cdfa28a-6af0-5592-9d16-da79ecc3d72f.html https://www.nola.com/news/article_206e5cf2-4ad1-551e-bedf-baa3ed081e44.html https://cases.justia.com/louisiana/fourth-circuit-court-of-appeal/2010-2010-ka-0044.pdf?ts=1431464440 https://www.investigationdiscovery.com ( https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/ ) https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1030/?name=Pasqualla_Pastori&pcat=42&qh=wnwxVUs%2FBOkR1hLihjz8DA%3D%3D https://www.nola.com/news/article_b1487e48-7b9d-5583-a84b-8f842cbe6ed1.html https://www.nola.com/news/article_206e5cf2-4ad1-551e-bedf-baa3ed081e44.html Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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In April 2016, a hardworking single mother disappeared after running a seemingly quick errand one night in San Francisco. When her murdered body turned up the following week, it left her family and friends horrified, confused, and frantically searching for her 2-year-old daughter. This is the story of Nikki and Arianna Fitts. *BONUS EPISODES* patreon.com/goingwestpodcast *CASE SOURCES* https://www.ktvu.com/news/sfpd-exhausting-leads-in-bizarre-homicide-case-with-missing-2-year-old https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/03/13/baby-daughter-missing-mysterious-logo-may-hold-key-to-mothers-murder-in-san-francisco/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/6glfj8/arianna_fitts_babysitters_didnt_want_to_return/ https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/arianna-fitts-case-reward-for-info-on-killed-mom-missing-daughter https://abc7news.com/news/sf-police-release-new-info-in-search-for-missing-girl-mothers-homicide/1303617/ https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/arianna-fitts https://charleyproject.org/case/arianna-fitts https://www.sfweekly.com/topstories/where-is-arianna-fitts/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1099688866770572 https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/04/01/new-evidence-a-year-after-sf-mom-was-murdered-and-her-toddler-went-missing/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Arianna_Fitts Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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In 2012, a Northern California mother of 5 went to bed and was found brutally murdered in her room just after midnight. From strange sightings outside the family's home, to previous texts with an old classmate, the family is left wondering who killed this amazing woman. This is the story of Karen Duenas. *BONUS EPISODES* https://www.patreon.com/goingwestpodcast *CASE SOURCES* https://2paragraphs.com/2015/09/mark-duenas-attorney-says-he-talks-too-much/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90395881/karen-kay-duenas https://hpusharks.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1921 http://archive.redding.com/news/analysis-duenas-murder-retrial-prosecution-contrasted-sharply-with-prior-trial-ep-299295910-353680501.html/ https://krcrtv.com/archive/a-murder-two-trials-and-a-supportive-family https://casetext.com/case/people-v-duenas-21 http://archive.redding.com/news/mistrial-declared-in-duenas-murder-case-ep-299480379-353788291.html/ https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2018/09/28/ex-chp-cop-jacob-duenas-sentenced-26-years-prison-rape/1459974002/ https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2019/10/14/mark-duenas-cottonwood-murder-case-becoming-true-crime-fan-favorite-redding-shasta-county-california/3976004002/ https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/redding/obituary.aspx?n=karen-kay-duenas&pid=157637737&fhid=7298 ( https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/redding/obituary.aspx?fhid=7298&n=karen-kay-duenas&pid=157637737 ) https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2018/09/28/ex-chp-cop-jacob-duenas-sentenced-26-years-prison-rape/1459974002/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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In 2017, a retired firefighter went missing from his Texas home during a seemingly normal day. After searching his vast property, a strange trail of blood was discovered in his workshop, and it seemed to stop abruptly. While checking his cell phone records, some veeeeery unnerving information came forward that made this case even more bizarre - and it lead police to look at his inner circle even more closely. This is the story of Michael Chambers. *BONUS EPISODES* patreon.com/goingwestpodcast *CASE SOURCES* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmwicGo_C5I&feature=share ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=QmwicGo_C5I ) https://crimeola.com/michael-chambers-wiki-disappearance-retired-dallas-firefighter/ https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2018/09/17/the-disappearance-of-michael-chambers/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/ffpe6u/michael_chambers_missing_since_march_10_2017/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/cyrefi/the_disappearance_of_michael_chambers/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/7cqymp/michael_chambers_missing_since_march_from_quinlan/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/8kgp4z/update_possible_update_pi_in_michael_chambers/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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In the early 1980’s, a string of murders, rapes, and robberies occurred mostly along a highway throughout Washington, Oregon, and California. The man wore tape over his nose and a fake beard and often help up various gas stations or small shops before sexually assaulting the workers and fleeing. This is the story of the I-5 Killer, also known, as Randall Woodfield. *BONUS EPISODES* patreon.com/goingwestpodcast *CASE SOURCES* https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2012/05/serial_killer_randy_woodfields.html https://www.oxygen.com/mark-of-a-killer/crime-news/i-5-killer-randall-woodfield-green-bay-packer-serial-killer https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/americas-deadliest-serial-killers/9/ https://murderpedia.org/male.W/w/woodfield-randall.htm https://krazykillers.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/sexy-serial-killers-seduced-the-media-and-seriously-snafud-groupies/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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In 2017, a 40-year-old woman never returned home after working at an Oklahoma hospital. When police reviewed the security footage, they saw her getting into a man’s truck and they drove off together- but she was never seen again. This is the story of Holly Cantrell. *BONUS EPISODES* patreon.com/goingwestpodcast *ADS* Gobble: Get 6 meals for $36 (and free shipping!) at gobble.com/goingwest Apostrophe: Visit apostrophe.com/goingwest and use code GOINGWEST for $15 off your prescription Talkspace: Get $100 off by going to Talkspace.com and use code GOINGWEST *CASE SOURCES* https://obituaries.mcalesternews.com/obituary/holly-cantrell-1078504813 https://www.bishopfuneralservice.com/obituary/holly-cantrell https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/oklahoma-police-holly-cantrell-missing-pregnant-mom-body https://www.mcalesternews.com/news/skeletal-remains-identified-as-holly-cantrell/article_761ff0c0-52b6-11ea-8c7d-b39df0871a08.html https://www.bishopfuneralservice.com/obituary/4216025 https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/missing/holly-cantrell--mother-of-3-with-secrets--vanished-in-broad-dayl https://www.mcalesternews.com/news/skeletal-remains-identified-as-holly-cantrell/article_761ff0c0-52b6-11ea-8c7d-b39df0871a08.html https://www.fox23.com/news/local/human-remains-found-2018-belong-missing-pittsburg-county-woman-sheriffs-office-says/MOHT7EWZVVAT7NLY5KAR77QFGA/ https://people.com/crime/holly-cantrell-human-remains-pregnant-oklahoma-mother/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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In 2015, a 19-year-old visited her family home in Virginia for a few days before heading back to Arizona to start school. But after she was taken to the Virginia airport to go home, she sent a string of strange and uncharacteristic text messages to her loved ones and never boarded the plane. Between false alibis, suspicious phone records, and haunting evidence, this case proves to be incredibly bizarre and downright dumbfounding. This is the story of Katelin Akens. *BONUS EPISODES* patreon.com/goingwestpodcast *CASE SOURCES* https://fredericksburg.com/news/crime_courts/look-back-katelin-akens-disappeared-four-years-ago-today/article_f8797676-1793-11ea-852d-0b37c01d3369.html https://charleyproject.org/case/katelin-michelle-akens https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/puzzling-text-messages-what-happened-to-katelin-akens-d89ebbb2036f https://truecrimediva.com/katelin-akens/ https://truecrimecrystals.tumblr.com/post/167875870935/19-year-old-katelin-akens-has-been-missing-from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/one-woman-dead-another-missing-under-mysterious-circumstances_n_566729fbe4b08e945ff13545 https://www.fox5dc.com/news/virginia-womans-disappearance-continues-to-puzzle-police-two-years-later https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/02/01/confession-or-cry-for-help-missing-teens-texts-conflict-with-locations/ https://crimeola.com/katelin-akens-wiki-missing/ ( https://crimeola.com/katelin-akens-wiki-missing/ ) http://darkmatter69.blogspot.com/2019/11/katelin-akens-virginian-gone-girl.html https://www.whitepages.com/name/James-D-Branton/Partlow-VA/Po8MmA6K18W https://fredericksburg.com/spotsylvania-jury-convicts-man-of-killing-heather-ciccone/article_cb89a8f4-2200-5f0d-80fd-0bfbcdd9d8f7.html https://heraldcourier.com/news/woman-charged-with-being-accessory-in-slaying-of-heather-ciccone/article_84e25cf2-e025-11e7-9d03-b76de14f1177.html Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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*In 2008, a Maryland woman working in government security had a few strange visits to her apartment by unknown men. She never answered the door for them, but after coming back from running errands one afternoon, she was shot to death in the hallway of her complex. Was this murder related to her work, or was is the doing of a local serial killer who was haunting the area at this exact same time? This is the murder of Kanika Powell.* *BONUS EPISODES* patreon.com/goingwestpodcast *CASE SOURCES* https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41415227/kanika-t-powell https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/60zu3b/missing_women_of_color_in_the_united_states/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/9rmaf9/a_man_was_knocking_at_my_door_the_unresolved/ https://truenoirstories.wordpress.com/2017/02/21/kanika-powell/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45821449/sean-nicholas-green https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/sean-green-obituary?pid=146718453 https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/scott-jason-thomas.htm https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/7e0f60/the_murders_of_kanika_powell_and_sean_green/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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